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"How dare they!" the old lady exclaimed angrily. "Who is that Liu bastard? How dare he lay a hand on my Zheng family's granddaughter! When your second uncle returns, he'll make sure he investigates how this prefect of Yizhou was appointed, allowing this tyrant to run rampant!"

Madam Wang also angrily said, "That's right, Yao'er has been wronged."

Chen Mengyao then mentioned that Huang Weixue was arrested and beaten by Liu Sanlaizi's men for helping her. The old lady hurriedly asked, "Where is that young master Huang? You should thank him properly."

"Uncle Zheng has already arranged for me to rest in the front yard," Chen Mengyao said.

The old lady immediately instructed her head maid, "Go and tell Zheng Zhong to take good care of Young Master Huang, and to provide him with the proper food and supplies for an honored guest. When your eldest and second uncles return, have them personally entertain the guest; we cannot neglect our benefactor."

The maidservant responded and left.

Chen Mengyao continued, recounting how Yun Jin led them to subdue the thugs of the Liu family, how she forced Liu Sanlaizi to confess and sign his confession, and how she finally led them all the way to the capital. The old lady and her two aunts were dumbfounded.

"Miss Xiaobai single-handedly managed to clean up the entire Liu residence?" Madam Li exclaimed in astonishment. "How could such a quiet and gentle girl possess such abilities?"

Yun Jin smiled faintly: "It was just a coincidence. Those people were already unpopular, and Sister Mengyao and the others are also very capable. It was Sister Mengyao who came up with the idea of ​​getting him to sign and put his fingerprint on the document."

The old lady looked at her, her eyes softening even more: "Young Miss Bai is too modest. By the way, Yao'er just said that you came to the capital to find your relatives? Do you know which family your biological parents belong to? If you trust this old woman, I'll ask Yao'er's uncle to help investigate. They still have some influence in the capital."

Yun Jin quickly stood up and thanked her, "Thank you for your kindness, Madam. I only know that my parents are roughly in the capital, but I don't know exactly who they are or which family they live in. I will come to trouble you again when I have some clues."

It wasn't that she didn't trust Old Madam Zheng, but the matter of her background was too complicated, and she couldn't say much before she understood the relationship between the Grand Tutor's Mansion and her maternal grandparents' family.

Although Yun Jin's soul came from the modern era, she had read many novels and short dramas and knew that there were many factions among the court officials. If the two sides belonged to different camps, and the other side had a handle on her father's actions, it would inevitably implicate her mother and maternal grandparents. Therefore, she had to act cautiously.

Old Mrs. Zheng was a perceptive woman. Seeing that she was unwilling to say more, she knew that there might be a hidden reason, so she did not press the matter further. She simply said, "Alright, if you have any difficulties, just tell this old woman. Don't be shy."

Yun Jin smiled and thanked Old Madam Zheng, but then suddenly remembered something and asked, "Madam, there's something I don't quite understand. It seems like the family knew all along that Sister Mengyao would be coming..."

Grandma Zheng understood that Chen Mengyao was, after all, an unmarried girl. Being away from home for more than ten days would damage her reputation, and Chen's father would certainly not dare to make a fuss. This matter should not be spread to the capital, which is thousands of miles away, for both reason and emotion.

Chen Mengyao seemed to have come to her senses as well, and her eyes immediately reddened as she looked at Old Madam Zheng.

The old lady patted her back to comfort her: "Don't worry, only our family knows about this. Even if your stepmother doesn't like you, she has to think about her children and won't dare to make a fuss."

Madam Wang sighed and explained, "After Yao'er ran away from Guangping Prefecture, her father thought she might have come to the capital, so he sent people to search for her all the way to the capital, hoping to find her and bring her back. But they didn't find her even after arriving in the capital. So those people were loitering outside the mansion gate when they were spotted by Yao'er's second uncle."

His second uncle noticed that the men looked suspicious, so he brought them into the mansion for questioning. "That's what happened," Li Shi continued, her gaze falling on Chen Mengyao, full of heartache.

"Those people couldn't withstand the shock and confessed everything. Only then did we realize how much injustice Yao'er had suffered!"

Your maternal grandfather immediately slammed his fist on the table, ordering your eldest and second uncles to secretly send more men to search for you. He also instructed the gatekeeper that if you returned, they must report it immediately.

Grandma Zheng patted Mengyao's back tenderly: "Your father is foolish! He doesn't love his own daughter, but listens to that wicked woman's instigation. Since he doesn't love her, from now on, Yao'er will stay at her maternal grandparents' house and not go anywhere else!"

"Yes, I won't go anywhere else from now on. I'll just stay with my maternal grandparents." Chen Mengyao choked up as she leaned against the old lady's chest, her heart filled with grievances.

Yun Jin sat to the side, listening quietly, and gained a deeper understanding of the Zheng family.

Although this family holds high positions, they are not cold-hearted, especially their affection for Chen Mengyao is very genuine.

Seeing that they had finished talking, Madam Wang smiled and stood up: "Look at me, I've been so busy talking. Miss Bai must be tired from your journey. Let me have someone take you to rest first."

Chen Mengyao quickly grabbed Yun Jin's hand, looked up at the old lady, and said, "Grandmother, I'd like to have Little Bai stay with me, is that alright?"

Seeing the two girls getting along so well, the old lady smiled and nodded to Wang Shi: "Alright, let her stay in Yao'er's courtyard and keep Yao'er company."

When Wang saw that the old lady had spoken, she quickly nodded in agreement.

Chen Mengyao stood up to say goodbye to her maternal grandmother and two aunts, and Yun Jin also stood up to bow.

The old lady waved her hand: "Go on, you two get some rest. Your maternal grandfather and uncles should be back soon, let's have a good family meal tonight."

The two acknowledged their leave and followed the maid through the covered corridor to Chen Mengyao's residence, "Tingyao Pavilion".

After the two left, the atmosphere in the old lady's room became somewhat somber.

Suddenly, Madam Li said, "Mother, sister-in-law, this little white girl... why does she look so familiar?"

Upon hearing this, Wang was taken aback. After thinking for a moment, she nodded and said, "Now that you mention it, I do feel like I've seen her somewhere before."

The old woman put down her teacup, her cloudy eyes darted around, and suddenly slapped the edge of the table: "Now that you mention it, I remember, it's just like it, so very much like it!"

Li and Wang exchanged a glance and said in unison, "The old lady of the General of the State's Mansion?"

"Indeed!" The old lady sighed. "Especially the calmness in her eyes, it's exactly like Lan Ying when she was young! Back when we were both unmarried, we often played together, and she looked just like that, quiet, but with a tenacious spirit hidden in her eyes."

Madam Li frowned and said, "So, Miss Xiaobai is perhaps a child of the General's Mansion?"

Wang also said, "Yes, their eyes and eyebrows look very similar, and she said she came to find her relatives."

The old lady remained silent for a long while, then tapped her fingertips lightly on the table: "It's hard to say. This girl said she came to the capital to find her relatives. If she is really related to the General's Mansion, there must be some hidden story. If I'm not mistaken, the name 'Xiaobai' might not be real either."

Madam Li tentatively asked, "Mother, do you think... she's worried about the relationship between our two families? Is she concerned that if this gets out, it will become a handle for the General's Mansion to use against her...?"